Daniel Suárez wins the Mexico Series race in LA
Alex de Alba, Rogelio López and Jake Cosío rounded out the top-five finishers. Eloy López, Xavi Razo, Andrés Peréz, Max Gutiérre.
“When I saw all the Mexican flags and people clapping and cheering for me It made me really emotional,” said Suarez. “I felt I had to do something big for my country.”
Earl Heath
Contributing Sports Writer
Daniel Suárez wins the Mexico Series held at the LA Coliseum
“I have a bittersweet taste about what happened to me in the Cup Series, but I am happy to have crossed the finish line first in this race,” Suárez said. “I pushed at the end and with about 20 laps left I knew that if I didn’t make any mistakes, I was going to take the victory.”
Due to torrential whether forecasted for LA on Sunday, the race was moved from Sunday to Saturday night, where Suárez beat out Santiago Tovar to the finish line in the 150-lapper at the historic Coliseum.
Starting from third place, Suárez went back to his racing roots and won the NASCAR Mexico Series race by nailing the final restart with seven laps to go.
La Batalla, presented by King Taco Winner: Daniel Suárez, #99 car. (Photo: Sara Medina)
Alex de Alba, Rogelio López and Jake Cosío rounded out the top-five finishers. Eloy López, Xavi Razo, Andrés Peréz, Max Gutiérre.
“When I saw all the Mexican flags and people clapping and cheering for me It made me really emotional,” said Suarez. “I felt I had to do something big for my country.”
Another first was 20 year-old Regina Severt became the first female driver to drive in the Mexican series and for NASCR at the Coliseum.
